It is the 5th ragam in the 7th chakra Rishi. The mnemonic name is Rishi-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga mi pa dhi nu.
Arohana: S R1 G1 M2 P D2 N3 S'
Avarohana: S' N3 D2 P M2 G1 R1 S
The notes used in this scale are shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadham. It is a sampurna ragam – a ragam that has all seven swaras. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Manavati, which is the 5th melakarta scale.
Chandrajyoti is a janya ragam that is associated with it, in which Thyagaraja has composed couple of songs. 1) Pavani
S R1 G1 M2 P D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 P M2 G1 R1 S
2) Kumbhini
S G1 R1 G1 M2 P N3 D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 P M2 G1 R1 S
3) Chandrajyothi S R1 G1 M2 P D2 S'
S' D2 P M2 G1 R1 S
4) Prabhavali
S R1 M2 P D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 M2 P M2 R1 G1 R1 S
5) Poornalalitha
S R1 M2 G1 R1 M2 P N3 D2 N3 S'
S' N3 D2 P M2 G1 R1 S
6) Poornapanchamam
S R1 G1 M2 P D2
D2 P M2 G1 R1 S